2 years ago
Houlton area’s top business stories of 2023
From botanicals, to log homes, to baked goods, it was a memorable year for business owners and their customers.
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2 years ago
Southern Aroostook pulls away from Hodgdon as Burpee tallies 1,000th point
On what turned out to be an historic night for Southern Aroostook senior Dylan Burpee, the two-time defending Class D champion Warriors got back on the winning track Tuesday, Dec. 19, in a hard-fought game against Hodgdon.
2 years ago
Houlton area’s important news stories of 2023
These stories were consequential to people in Southern Aroostook County and beyond.
2 years ago
Houlton area From our Files – Week of December 27, 2023
50 Years Ago – December 26, 1973
Donald Mitchell Takes Course At Police Academy– Donald E. Mitchell of the Houlton Police Department has completed a three-day crime scene search school at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville.
2 years ago
The County Crossword for Dec. 27, 2023
You can complete this crossword puzzle online. Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.
2 years ago
Katahdin Trust employees raise $3,000 for St. Apollonia Dental Clinic
The St. Apollonia Dental Clinic was selected to be the recipient of funds raised during the first three quarters of 2023 by employees of Katahdin Trust, a local community bank that serves northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions.
2 years ago
At this Houlton studio old school tattoos are back
An Aroostook County tattoo artist’s new studio offers a hip nostalgic bent. And it’s the bold outlines of old school Americana tattoos that artist Richard Bettencourt brings to Houlton’s already buzzing body art scene.
2 years ago
Three County basketball players reach 1,000-point milestone
Hodgdon junior Anna Oliver scored her 1,000th point in a Dec. 13 road game at Washburn; Katahdin senior Hunter Hartsgrove reached her scoring mark Dec. 16 at home against Van Buren; and Southern Aroostook senior Dylan Burpee joined the 1,000-point club Dec. 19 in a home game against Hodgdon
2 years ago
Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of December 20, 2023
For weeks we have seen this cat on our cameras out in the bitter cold. For weeks we have left food out for her. She would come twice a day most every day. She would appear on the cameras at 3 in the morning and then at different times during the day and always disappear into the trailer park across the road. It was clear that she was not being taken care of or fed.
2 years ago
Love being part of The County
To the editor:
Long story short: We live in southeastern Pennsylvania and recently bought a cabin on Drews Lake. How we ended up there is a story in and of itself. Suffice it to say, it was, for me, a dream come true.
